Sunday, November 01, 2015
Week 6 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.101 million (+4% from first four nights week 5); #2. Fox 10.243 million (+115%); #3. NBC 7.277 million (-1%); #4. ABC 6.487 million (-9%); #5. The CW 1.687 million (+8%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.91/9 rating/share (+8% in rating from first four nights week 5); #2. Fox 2.90/9 (+88%); #3. NBC 1.76/6 (even); #4. ABC 1.59/5 (-11%); #5. The CW 0.65/2 (+7%).
We have previous week's final ratings, Week 5 (10/19/15-10/25/15, LIVE+SD). NBC won the week in A18-49, thanks to Sunday Night Football, as NBC did a 2.26 rating. CBS was #2 with a 1.93 rating. Fox jumped to #3 with a 1.66 rating, while ABC was #4 with a 1.61 rating. Among total viewers, CBS was #1 with 9.781 million, with NBC #2 at 8.156 million. ABC was #3 with 6.359 million and Fox at #4 with 4.935 million.
For season to-date (9/21/15-10/29/15, LIVE+SD), NBC is #1 in A18-49 with a 2.37 rating, followed by CBS at #2 with a 2.22 rating. Fox jumped to #3 with a 1.69 rating and ABC at #4 with a 1.62 rating. Among total viewers it is CBS #1 at 10.510 million, followed by NBC at #2 with 8.372 million, ABC #3 with 6.446 million and Fox #4 with 5.120 million.
Back to week 6 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1), read our full night-by-night analysis followed by how the sitcoms did! GREAT showings are in BOLD. If they are in bold in both total viewers and 18-49, then it is very impressive:
Week 6 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Oct. 25) | (Week 5) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:00PM | 10,705,000 | 13,788,000 | (3,083,000) | 1.29 | 2.36 | (1.07) | |
America's Funniest Videos | ABC | 7:00PM | 5,338,000 | 4,995,000 | 343,000 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 0.23 | |
The Grinder | Fox | 7:25PM | 3,014,000 | (3,014,000) | 1.09 | (1.09) | |||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 6,494,000 | 3,647,000 | 2,847,000 | 2.33 | 1.09 | 1.24 | |
The OT | Fox | 7:30PM | 12,120,000 | 2,639,000 | 9,481,000 | 4.21 | 1.13 | 3.08 | vs. Simpsons(R) |
Madam Secretary | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,812,000 | 9,606,000 | 1,206,000 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 0.10 | |
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,122,000 | 4,922,000 | 200,000 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 0.02 | |
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,506,000 | 12,013,000 | 493,000 | 4.43 | 4.25 | 0.18 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,754,000 | 3,687,000 | 3,067,000 | 2.79 | 1.66 | 1.13 | |
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 20,612,000 | 22,816,000 | (2,204,000) | 7.60 | 8.23 | (0.63) | 831-1139P |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | 4,382,000 | 2,568,000 | 1,814,000 | 2.02 | 1.22 | 0.80 | |
The Good Wife | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,819,000 | 8,089,000 | 730,000 | 1.06 | 1.08 | (0.02) | |
Blood & Oil | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,768,000 | 3,495,000 | 273,000 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.07 | |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 3,851,000 | 2,092,000 | 1,759,000 | 1.82 | 0.99 | 0.83 | vs. Bob's |
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 3,417,000 | 2,289,000 | 1,128,000 | 1.47 | 1.03 | 0.44 | |
CSI: Cyber | CBS | 10:00PM | 6,542,000 | 5,208,000 | 1,334,000 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.11 | |
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,105,000 | 5,299,000 | (194,000) | 1.49 | 1.61 | (0.12) | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 16,324,000 | 14,684,000 | 1,640,000 | 4.35 | 3.85 | 0.50 | |
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,863,000 | 12,498,000 | (635,000) | 1.80 | 1.93 | (0.13) | 8-10P |
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,877,000 | 11,400,000 | 477,000 | 3.11 | 3.04 | 0.07 | 8-10P |
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 4,324,000 | 4,186,000 | 138,000 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 0.15 | |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 666,000 | 791,000 | (125,000) | 0.20 | 0.27 | (0.07) | |
Supergirl | CBS | 8:30PM | 12,955,000 | 12,955,000 | 3.15 | 3.15 | PREMIERE | ||
Life in Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | 8,467,000 | (8,467,000) | 2.08 | (2.08) | |||
Minority Report | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,918,000 | 1,821,000 | 97,000 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.02 | |
Jane the Virgin | CW | 9:00PM | 942,000 | 836,000 | 106,000 | 0.32 | 0.35 | (0.03) | |
Scorpion | CBS | 9:30PM | 9,692,000 | 9,460,000 | 232,000 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 0.10 | 930-11P vs 9-10P |
NCIS LA | CBS | 10:00PM | 8,767,000 | (8,767,000) | 1.33 | (1.33) | |||
Castle | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,471,000 | 6,670,000 | (2,199,000) | 0.78 | 1.08 | (0.30) | REPEAT |
Blindspot | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,906,000 | 7,817,000 | 89,000 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 0.03 | |
Tuesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
NCIS | CBS | 8:00PM | 16,815,000 | 17,215,000 | (400,000) | 2.13 | 2.20 | (0.07) | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | 4,333,000 | 5,983,000 | (1,650,000) | 1.43 | 1.98 | (0.55) | vs. Charlie Brown |
Best Time Ever/NPH | NBC | 8:00PM | 4,177,000 | 4,811,000 | (634,000) | 1.06 | 1.23 | (0.17) | |
MLB World Series Gm1 | Fox | 8:00PM | 14,944,000 | 14,944,000 | 4.64 | 4.64 | 804-102A | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,329,000 | (3,329,000) | 1.03 | (1.03) | |||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 3,426,000 | 3,469,000 | (43,000) | 1.39 | 1.39 | - | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,066,000 | 5,020,000 | (954,000) | 1.47 | 1.62 | (0.15) | vs. Toy Story Terror |
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,864,000 | (2,864,000) | 0.93 | (0.93) | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 9:00PM | 13,057,000 | 12,986,000 | 71,000 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 0.01 | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ABC | 9:00PM | 3,806,000 | 3,846,000 | (40,000) | 1.45 | 1.48 | (0.03) | |
The Voice | NBC | 9:00PM | 10,225,000 | 11,280,000 | (1,055,000) | 2.59 | 2.72 | (0.13) | |
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,588,000 | (2,588,000) | 0.97 | (0.97) | |||
iZombie | CW | 9:00PM | 1,471,000 | 1,285,000 | 186,000 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.10 | |
Limitless | CBS | 10:00PM | 7,453,000 | 7,895,000 | (442,000) | 1.41 | 1.35 | 0.06 | |
Wicked City | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,281,000 | 2,549,000 | 732,000 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.09 | PREMIERE vs. Shark Tank (R) |
Chicago Fire | NBC | 10:00PM | 7,803,000 | 7,637,000 | 166,000 | 1.92 | 1.64 | 0.28 | |
Wednesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
Survivor | CBS | 8:00PM | 8,484,000 | 9,103,000 | (619,000) | 2.06 | 2.13 | (0.07) | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | 7,434,000 | 7,084,000 | 350,000 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 0.04 | |
The Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,349,000 | 6,809,000 | (460,000) | 1.03 | 1.08 | (0.05) | |
MLB World Series Gm2 | Fox | 8:00PM | 13,722,000 | 13,722,000 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 804-1103P | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 5,266,000 | (5,266,000) | 1.56 | (1.56) | |||
Arrow | CW | 8:00PM | 2,643,000 | 2,402,000 | 241,000 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.05 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | 6,877,000 | 6,480,000 | 397,000 | 2.16 | 2.14 | 0.02 | |
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | 7,642,000 | 8,470,000 | (828,000) | 1.60 | 1.63 | (0.03) | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,393,000 | 7,799,000 | (1,406,000) | 1.86 | 2.73 | (0.87) | REPEAT |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,136,000 | 6,136,000 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 9-11P | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 6,325,000 | (6,325,000) | 1.50 | (1.50) | |||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 12,281,000 | (12,281,000) | 4.85 | (4.85) | |||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 2,039,000 | 1,589,000 | 450,000 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 0.19 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,181,000 | 5,793,000 | 388,000 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 0.10 | |
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | 5,958,000 | 7,129,000 | (1,171,000) | 1.10 | 1.24 | (0.14) | |
Nashville | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,178,000 | 4,474,000 | (296,000) | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.05 | |
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,237,000 | (6,237,000) | 1.39 | (1.39) | |||
Thursday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
CBS NFL Kick | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,104,000 | 10,272,000 | 832,000 | 3.35 | 3.28 | 0.07 | |
Pumpkin Charlie Brown | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,543,000 | 8,964,000 | (2,421,000) | 1.72 | 2.41 | (0.69) | vs. Grey's |
Heroes Reborn | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,946,000 | 3,804,000 | 142,000 | 1.05 | 1.12 | (0.07) | |
Bones | Fox | 8:00PM | 6,572,000 | 6,065,000 | 507,000 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 0.12 | |
The Vampire Diaries | CW | 8:00PM | 1,237,000 | 1,195,000 | 42,000 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.06 | |
CBS Thursday NFL | CBS | 8:30PM | 17,527,000 | 17,117,000 | 410,000 | 6.03 | 5.86 | 0.17 | 826-1121P |
Scandal | ABC | 9:00PM | 7,802,000 | 8,281,000 | (479,000) | 2.31 | 2.46 | (0.15) | |
Blacklist | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,029,000 | 6,679,000 | 350,000 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 0.04 | |
Sleepy Hollow | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,572,000 | 2,893,000 | 1,679,000 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 0.25 | |
The Originals | CW | 9:00PM | 1,068,000 | 953,000 | 115,000 | 0.39 | 0.40 | (0.01) | |
Elementary | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away W/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 6,272,000 | 6,951,000 | (679,000) | 1.81 | 2.06 | (0.25) | |
The Player | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,867,000 | 4,154,000 | (287,000) | 0.72 | 0.80 | (0.08) | |
Friday | (PRELIMINARY #s) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
The Amazing Race | CBS | 8:00PM | 6,096,000 | 5,944,000 | 152,000 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 0.02 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,841,000 | 7,169,000 | (328,000) | 1.20 | 1.24 | (0.04) | |
Undateable | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,652,000 | 2,577,000 | 75,000 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.02 | |
MLB World Series Gm3 | Fox | 8:00PM | 12,508,000 | 12,508,000 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 8-11P | ||
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,643,000 | (1,643,000) | 0.49 | (0.49) | |||
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 8:00PM | 787,000 | 901,000 | (114,000) | 0.20 | 0.23 | (0.03) | REPEAT vs. Reign |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 5,783,000 | 5,974,000 | (191,000) | 1.20 | 1.19 | 0.01 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,326,000 | 2,244,000 | 82,000 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.12 | |
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,128,000 | 8,595,000 | (467,000) | 1.10 | 1.02 | 0.08 | |
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 6,085,000 | 6,360,000 | (275,000) | 1.40 | 1.53 | (0.13) | |
Grimm | NBC | 9:00PM | 3,967,000 | 3,967,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,645,000 | (4,645,000) | 0.95 | (0.95) | |||
Rosewood | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,208,000 | (1,208,000) | 0.31 | (0.31) | |||
America's Next Top Model | CW | 9:00PM | 939,000 | 727,000 | 212,000 | 0.20 | 0.26 | (0.06) | |
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 9,540,000 | 10,417,000 | (877,000) | 1.10 | 1.18 | (0.08) | |
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 8,158,000 | 5,171,000 | 2,987,000 | 1.70 | 1.19 | 0.51 | |
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,314,000 | 3,314,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | |||
Saturday | (PRELIMINARY #s) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 8:00PM | 3,440,000 | 4,316,000 | (876,000) | 0.60 | 0.65 | (0.05) | REPEAT |
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,390,000 | 5,290,000 | 100,000 | 1.50 | 1.61 | (0.11) | 8-11P |
Dateline Mystery | NBC | 8:00PM | 3,930,000 | 5,055,000 | (1,125,000) | 0.60 | 0.80 | (0.20) | 8-10P |
MLB World Series Gm4 | Fox | 8:00PM | 12,170,000 | 3,344,000 | 8,826,000 | 3.10 | 1.04 | 2.06 | vs. College Football |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 9:00PM | 2,710,000 | 3,246,000 | (536,000) | 0.50 | 0.58 | (0.08) | REPEAT vs. Crimetime |
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | 4,350,000 | 5,607,000 | (1,257,000) | 0.70 | 0.96 | (0.26) | |
SNL(R) | NBC | 10:00PM | 3,050,000 | 2,881,000 | 169,000 | 0.70 | 0.72 | (0.02) | REPEAT |
Sitcoms in green did excellent for the week, while yellow indicates OK showings and red is not good! This is sorted by adults 18-49:
Week 6 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1) How the Sitcoms Did | ||||||
(Sun comedies are previous week and Fri/Sat are prelim ratings) | ||||||
Sorted by 18-49 Rtg | ||||||
Title | Network | Time | Day | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 16,324,000 | 4.35 | |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 6,754,000 | 2.79 | |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 6,877,000 | 2.16 | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 4,382,000 | 2.02 | |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 7,434,000 | 1.98 | |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,181,000 | 1.87 | |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 6,393,000 | 1.86 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 3,851,000 | 1.82 | |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 3,417,000 | 1.47 | |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 4,066,000 | 1.47 | |
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 4,333,000 | 1.43 | |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 5,783,000 | 1.2 | |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 6,841,000 | 1.2 | |
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,652,000 | 0.7 | |
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,326,000 | 0.7 | |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | preempted | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 8:30PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:00PM | Sat | preempted | ||
Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | Mon | completed | ||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | |||
Angel from Hell | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | |||
Uncle Buck | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | |||
Bordertown | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | |||
New Girl | Fox | 9:00PM | Tue | |||
The Guide to Surviving Life | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | |||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, October 4
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 29)
Friday, October 3
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Watch Tom on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered/Married/Second Generation Wayans) - Regina is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Will Ferrell (The Office) - Will makes a special appearance on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Bobby Cannavale (Angie Tribeca/Will & Grace) - Bobby appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) and Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Matt and Bowen are Day Drinking on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Helen Hong (The Thundermans/The Unicorn) and Jay Mohr (Gary Unmarried/Action/Camp Wilder) - Helen and Jay are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Louis C.K. (Louie/Lucky Louie) - Real Time with Bill Maher has an one-on-one interview with Louis at 10pm on HBO.
- Phoebe Robinson (Everything's Trash) - Phoebe talks about I Don’t Want to Work Anymore on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - Tony swings by the studio to talk Tony Shalhoub: Breaking Bread on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Phil Rosenthal (Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond) - Co-host Tony Dokoupil sits down with Phil on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil and David Burtka are sharing some mocktail and light bite recipes from their new book Both Sides of the Glass on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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